Rural Life
BVA launches menopause hub to help keep vets in profession
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a menopause hub with the aim of keeping “highly skilled vets” in the...
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Agri-Business
DAERA: New BVD requirements for cattle exports to Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) requirements for cattle exports...
Beef
Vet declarations needed for UK meat exports to EU
From December 13, 2023, non-assured UK livestock farmers will be required to provide a declaration signed by a vet for...
Pig/Poultry
AIPZ lifted as bird flu risk is reduced to 'low'
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zones (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Scotland have been...
N.Ireland
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in UK captive birds
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) HPAI...
N.Ireland
Sexed straws a real driver for cattle breeding in Northern Ireland
Sexed straws now account for almost 80% of Ai Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd.’s semen sales into the dairy sector, and...
Dairy
‘Unsung heroes’ who created animal vaccine to be recognised
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) Presidents’ Initiative is showcasing a case study on an animal vaccine...
N.Ireland
Health services cross-border exercise to prepare for bird flu
Today (Tuesday, June 13), health services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland led an exercise to enhance cross-border...
N.Ireland
UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging bird keepers to be extra cautious and to heighten biosecurity due to an...
Agri-Business
UK pig industry cuts antibiotic use by 75% in 8 years
The UK pig industry has reduced its antibiotics use by 75% in eight years, the AHDB has said today (Tuesday,...
Agri-Business
Search is on for BVA's Young Vet of the Year 2023
The search is now on for the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA’s) Young Vet of the Year 2023. The award, now...
N.Ireland
NI chief vet urges bird flu vigilance after cases in wild birds
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Robert Huey, has called on all bird and poultry keepers to remain vigilant as...
N.Ireland
Coleraine is the best location for NI vet school – Sugden
An east Derry MLA has called for a Northern Ireland vet school to be located at the Ulster University campus...
Agri-Business
RH&W launches new UK dairy cattle welfare strategy
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) has collaborated with dairy farmers, vets and industry representatives to create the new UK dairy...
Sheep
'Pandemic puppies' linked to increase in cases of sheep worrying
An increase in dog ownership during the Covid-19 pandemic could be to blame for a spike in incidents of sheep...
N.Ireland
Bird flu prevention zone in NI to be lifted on Friday
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) currently in force across Northern Ireland will be lifted after midnight on Friday (June...
N.Ireland
Newry Show set to return after four-year absence
A new venue has been secured for the Newry Agricultural Show in 2023 after an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
N.Ireland
Windsor Framework: Call for at-risk vet medicines in NI to be named
MP for North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr. has called on the UK government to publish the list of veterinary medicines...
